Areca
Areca Palm
14
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1940
First collected
1991
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Areca, most mentions first.
2015
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2015: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2014
Biological survey on a 10-acre parcel and adjacent areas, proposed land acquisition, Kahuluui, Maui, HawaiiPreston, D. & Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2008
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2007Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2007
Monitoring for terrestrial arthropods (insects and relatives) within the Kahului Airport environs, Maui, Hawai`i, Phase II. Final report prepared for E.kHowarth, F.G. & Preston, D.J. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2007
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2007: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
5 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1940 by Clemens, M.S. (New Guinea). The Museum last collected it in 1991; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as June 4, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
23 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-06-04
Maiau St, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) bluecrystalcowboy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-29
Pomaikai St, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Matthew Dailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-29
Kalanianaole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) laurielai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-23
Keaau
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-23
Keaau
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-10
Wainaku, HI 96720, USA
(c) Ben Ginter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-22
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) joshguting, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-30
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
